Umbro’s new England kit has seen a return of minamlist aesthetics but for several seasons now their designs were getting ever more intricate. Complex constructions of different fabrics combined with trim and detailing that, to the average football fan watching from the terraces were barely visible. These were kits designed for replicas with particular niceties that could only be appreciated at close quarters. Consequently many of these elements did not really contribute to the overall design and it was only a matter of time before a more simple philsophy was reinstated.

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